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From: Stefan L�rchner <me@privacy.net>
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Subject: Re: decimal separator (international?
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:52:03 +0200
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>: This list is impressive, indeed.
>
>And it is not correct for Switzerland, I'd say.
>123'456.89
>
>Yes, '.

While there's no doubt to use a comma as decimal separator, in Germany
we use a "topperiod" to separate large numbers in groups of three
digits.
Unfortunately there's no possibility to use this on a computer because
nothing like this exists. So I use the ' "quotesingle" Chr39.

I think a "topdot" looks very nice as used in handwriting. The space
between the digits is not much bigger than without the dot, but you can
easily recognize the number.

There is no chance to mix this dot with a multiply sign, because the
periodcentered � is only used in mathematics where you care about
writing. In daily use, we use � something like a 45� cross or x.

By the way:

How on earth do anglosaxons (or is it only Americans?) call their
numbers above one billion???

In German language we have a logic system:
Million   1'000'000
Milliarde 1'000'000'000
Billion   1'000'000'000'000
Billiarde 1'000'000'000'000'000
Trillion, Trilliarde ...

So do the anglosaxons lack the -arde? How do they call
1'000'000'000'000'000?